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Up there with compression in its essential music production status, EQ (short for ‘equalisation’) is one of the most powerful effects in your mixing toolbox, enabling shaping of the frequency [...]
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When it comes to crafting great mixes, you need your studio space to be as sonically neutral and ‘honest’ as possible, and that means taking control of reflections and standing [...]
If you’re just starting to dive into the world of recording, then chances are you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed. There’s a lot that goes into capturing clean audio, but it [...]
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John Dory Music Intro Production tips for electronic pop The problem that many producers of electronic music encounter is that their musical creations are too electronic. It is so [...]
Aim high(-frequency)… The first type of sound that probably comes to mind when you think of ‘ear candy’ is those short, high-frequency incidental parts peppered throughout pop and dance [...]
Although your DAW no doubt has a raft of great plugins built in, the third-party effects market is replete with more interesting and characterful alternatives, many of them completely free. [...]
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The word itself might have detrimental connotations, but distortion – as applied using plugins, guitar pedals and rackmount effects modules – is one of the most powerful creative tools available [...]
Andy Huckvale Intro Composing is an art form that has often meant capturing the attention of an audience. Whether it's Mozart being commissioned to compose chamber music for the elite [...]
Keep kicks, snares, basses and vocals central While it can be all too tempting to go nuts with the panning controls in your DAW’s mixer, splaying mix elements out [...]
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Get to know your DAW inside out Our first essential pointer should be obvious, but if you don’t know the technical nooks and crannies of your digital audio workstation [...]
Get your DI right first! As with recording any of your instruments, the source itself is the most fundamental component to get right. A DI, or direct injection, is [...]